Development Education Resources

Plan International Ireland have developed Development Education Resources for both Primary and Post Primary Schools.

Here in Plan International Ireland, we want to help make Development Education a part of daily lessons. We have created a user-friendly Teachers Handbook and Interactive Student Resources which are fun and all linked to all aspects of the Primary and Post Primary Education curriculum.

Our resources are unique; we have not only created lesson plans contained in the teachers handbook, but we have developed interactive whiteboard friendly student resources, containing lots of games, pictures and videos to keep your class engaged.

Primary School Resources

The resource contains three modules, with five lessons in each, covering three different global issues aimed at different age groups ranging from 6 – 12 years old.

The first module is on Gender and is aimed at 1st – 2nd class, the second module covers issues in the concept of Inequality and is made for 3rd – 4th class, and the third module is on Migration and Refugees and is tailored to 5th – 6th class.

Post Primary School Resources

This resource can be used throughout Post Primary School and contains three modules covering global issues of Gender, Global Inequality and Migration and Refugees. Each module contains five lessons which are designed for your people aged 12-18 years old.

The modules have not been aimed at a specific year group however are flexible so that they can be incorporated into the new Junior Cycle Programme, the Leaving Certificate Programme or as a standalone Transition Year Course. The lessons cover a wide range of topics and link with many areas of the curriculum as is also outlined in the teacher’s handbook.

Check out the resource today.

– Step 1: Download the Teacher Handbook

– Step 2: Select the module you would like to use to obtain the Interactive Student Resource below.

For more than 80 years we’ve been taking action and standing up for every child’s right to fulfil their potential. On a daily basis, our energy is devoted to making a difference for children living in poverty.

We stand up for children’s rights and promote equality for girls. We listen to the children we work with and find the best way forward together. We trust in what we do.

Our approach mixes the practical with the entrepreneurial.

We’re open, accountable and honest. We believe it’s important to share the impact of our work with the people who support us. We are different. We are Plan International.

Plan International Ireland is a member of Dóchas and has adopted its Code of Conduct on Images and Messages.

For more than 80 years we’ve been taking action and standing up for every child’s right to fulfil their potential. On a daily basis, our energy is devoted to making a difference for children living in poverty.

We stand up for children’s rights and promote equality for girls. We listen to the children we work with and find the best way forward together. We trust in what we do.

Our approach mixes the practical with the entrepreneurial.

We’re open, accountable and honest. We believe it’s important to share the impact of our work with the people who support us. We are different. We are Plan International.

Plan International Ireland is a member of Dóchas and has adopted its Code of Conduct on Images and Messages.